SMOG - February 24th, 25th, 26th 2014

                       

I was appointed the role of ASM 3 days before the first performance on Monday 24th February as it became clear that the cast needed extra help backstage. I attended the rehearsal on Friday 21st February where a total of three runs were performed for mostly my benefit as I had never seen the show before. It not only helped me gain an understanding of the show from a backstage perspective, but it also helped me realise where abouts I was needed during the show. 

My que sheet was always being added to and edited. Here is a final copy of my que sheet which was used throughout all four performances: 

Here are some images of the jobs I was in charge of as ASM backstage: 

This is a picture of the escalator that I had to push on and offstage after the station scene, SL. 

This is a picture of the mat that I regularly had to help the cast move on and off stage. The size of the wings made it extremely hard for the cast to manoeuvre the mat as it regularly risked the props table and some of the cast members being exposed as the SL curtain would get in the way. Therefore, I made sure that I was always around in the SL corner so that we could prevent this from happening. This wasn't so much of an issue at Jackson's Lane Theatre as there was a lot more space backstage. It made  the scene change a lot quicker and cleaner. 

This is a picture of the trapeze rope, SL, that I had to pull onto the hook screwed into the wall after Miss Fay and Mr Harper's trapeze routines. 

Jackson's Lane Theatre, Highgate.

On Wednesday 26th February, SMOG moved to Jackson's Lane Theatre. I arrived at 11am to start the Get In. 

The director, Mitch Mitchelson, and the cast members were adamant that they wanted to get another run in as they wanted to get used to performing in a new space. Therefore, I was needed backstage during the scenes that needed attention before the evening show. 

I also assisted the Get Out which consisted of packing up the van with the sound and lighting equipment, props, rope, the trapeze and all of the costumes. We had to make sure that all of the dressing rooms had been emptied out, and that the theatre was in the same condition as it was before the Get In that morning.